Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 68 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 68 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 5:57 PM AKST (02:57 UTC), 117 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 63 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-28 02:57:52 UTC
Depth
116.8 km (72.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.362° N, 152.740° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
39

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.586 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 91 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.267 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.564 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 93 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.831 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.539 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 89 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.946 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 126 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.838 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 112 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.512 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.651 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.772 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 134 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.067 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.042 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.842 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 128 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.552 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 90 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.650 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 95 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.861 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 100 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.661 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 97 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.247 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 162 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.13 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.133 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.863 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 110 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.535 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.617 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.753 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 84 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.935 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.640 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.621 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.744 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.717 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.856 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 97 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.356 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 94 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.88 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.646 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 84 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.756 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.262 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 127 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.520 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.732 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.436 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 144 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.959 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 134 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.660 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.763 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 116 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1687 days ago · 93 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.836 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1687 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.637 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 93 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.624 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.845 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 126 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.265 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.937 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.143 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.160 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.652 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 119 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.970 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 111 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.971 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 120 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gmq2tyf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.